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Iberpapel Gestion SA (ES:IBG)
BME:IBG
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Iberpapel Gestion

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Neutral 54 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:54Neutral
Price Target:
€19.00
▲(5.26% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/04/26
The score is driven mainly by deteriorating 2025 operating performance (negative EBIT margin and weaker revenue) despite a very strong, low-leverage balance sheet. Technical indicators show weak momentum (below key moving averages, negative MACD, RSI near 40), while valuation is a balance between a high P/E and a solid dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Strong balance sheet / very low leverage
Extremely low leverage gives the company durable financial resilience through pulp-and-paper cycles. With minimal debt servicing pressure management can fund maintenance capex, weather weak demand, and maintain strategic optionality for investments or shareholder distributions without refinancing risk.
Negative Factors
Operating profitability turned negative
A negative EBIT margin signals structural pressure on core operations—whether from lower volumes, pricing erosion, or higher input/energy costs. Persistent negative operating profit would erode equity, limit reinvestment capacity, and require either margin recovery or strategic change to restore durable earnings.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong balance sheet / very low leverage
Extremely low leverage gives the company durable financial resilience through pulp-and-paper cycles. With minimal debt servicing pressure management can fund maintenance capex, weather weak demand, and maintain strategic optionality for investments or shareholder distributions without refinancing risk.
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Iberpapel Gestion (IBG) vs. iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP)

Iberpapel Gestion Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description
Iberpapel Gestión, S.A., including its various subsidiaries, is globally active in manufacturing, distributing, and exporting paper for writing and printing. Its market reach extends across Spain, the broader European Union, Africa, and South Amer...
How the Company Makes Money
IBG primarily makes money by producing paper and selling it to downstream customers (e.g., merchants/distributors, printers, publishers, and other industrial users depending on the grade). Revenue is generated from the volume of paper sold and the...

Iberpapel Gestion Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Overall fundamentals are mixed: the balance sheet is very strong with very low leverage (debt-to-equity 0.04) and provides resilience, but profitability weakened sharply in 2025 with revenue down (-6.0%) and operating profit turning negative (EBIT margin -2.5%). Cash flow remains positive (FCF €8.5M) but cash conversion weakened versus 2024 and has been volatile historically.
Income Statement
44
Neutral
Balance Sheet
82
Very Positive
Cash Flow
55
Neutral
BreakdownTTMDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue213.73M216.74M238.19M250.76M295.02M237.23M
Gross Profit94.00M91.09M147.12M145.94M209.61M147.96M
EBITDA14.16M9.09M42.03M66.65M30.54M22.96M
Net Income81.00K6.06M23.16M47.13M15.84M9.29M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets391.72M389.07M407.68M389.03M389.10M385.84M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments124.84M127.63M122.08M118.75M77.01M105.24M
Total Debt10.11M13.04M18.43M24.29M37.78M52.12M
Total Liabilities65.38M56.99M68.06M70.63M101.74M116.19M
Stockholders Equity326.34M332.08M339.62M318.41M287.36M269.65M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow0.008.47M35.13M27.61M-4.61M25.08M
Operating Cash Flow0.0018.93M41.44M33.01M16.13M46.88M
Investing Cash Flow0.002.37M-14.83M32.76M-23.71M-21.80M
Financing Cash Flow0.00-15.51M-18.36M-23.69M-21.18M-46.32M

Iberpapel Gestion Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
76
Outperform
€3.13B13.9615.03%1.80%-2.65%-22.92%
73
Outperform
€2.61B16.2117.35%5.74%2.71%2.06%
55
Neutral
$6.65B3.83-15.92%6.20%10.91%7.18%
54
Neutral
€193.46M1,898.940.02%4.59%-7.35%-99.48%
49
Neutral
€614.16M-9.75-13.53%4.91%-10.41%-3508.11%
48
Neutral
€319.57M-5.90-14.05%2.46%-3.31%33.30%
* General Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
ES:IBG
Iberpapel Gestion
18.00
-0.88
-4.64%
ES:ENC
ENCE Energia y Celulosa
2.51
-0.32
-11.45%
ES:ECR
Ercros SA
3.49
0.73
26.45%
ES:MCM
Miquel y Costas and Miquel
13.25
-0.65
-4.66%
ES:VID
Vidrala
87.70
2.95
3.48%
ES:VIS
Viscofan
56.40
-1.53
-2.65%
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